Smoker&#39;s utensil



S. F. KOHN. SMOKERS UTENSIL: APPLICATION FILED MAY I9, 1920.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

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7 Ap lication filed May 19,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SIGMUNDF. TQOHN, a citizen of.;the United States,.and aresidentv of. New York City, (borough of the Bronx,) in thecounty of Bronxand State of New York, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Smokers Utensils, of, which the following is a full, clear, and exact. description.

Among the princlpal objects which the, present inventionhasin view are; to provide a convenient articleof the character mentioned provided-with various accessories desired by smokers; and.to cheapen the cost of construction ofthe article.

Drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a smokers utensil. constructed and arranged in ac cordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section thereof.

Figure 3 isxa top plan view of the utensil. Figure. 4=is .a View ofthe blank from which one side of the utensil isformed, the

broken and dotted lines shown thereimindicati-ng bends in the material.

Figure 5 isa detailviewin section showing thecutting blade-of the-cigar cuttingattachment and thespring forsupporting the same.

Description. I

As .indicated in .thedrawings .thev completed utensil, is constructedfrom four side members, each member be ng 1ntegral and stamped out of-a single;v sheet of metal. As

seen bestin Fig. 4c of thedrawings two of these sides; aremodified, slightly, after the blanks such as shown in Fig.4 have been formed Referring to, the drawing, and particularly to Fig. 1 thereof,,the structure is shaped. to. form a match boxq9 a pedestal 10, benches 11 and 12, and feet 13.

As the members. are joined, used ll'latCh' Specification of Letters Patent.

1920,; Serial notssaeeai A. bottom- 19 isatta'ched tothe match box S afterthe sides have been united,;or-,.d1 1ring, the operation of uniting the same, to form;

supports for the bottom-19.

The .side members 20 wln is thenplaced upon them.-

As a further support tothe structure the? severed portions 22, which are removed; from the openings 14, support the members;

20 and the bottom lth Theseelementsinay be connectedby soldering, thereby rendering.

the structure'very rigid, as the portions22 set backfrom the sides 9 form box-llikestruc-i Patented A 29.19%

c re- 1m ro the openings .21 in theasides ,of the-match: boX 9 are turned.down,as seen best in ;Fig.. 2 of thedrawings, and the. said bottom 19:;

tures which .reinforcethestructure The ledges23 prevent the escape of thematches from the box .9 eventhongh the openings 21' arenotcoverec As abovestated 'two of -the sidesv 9 are modified, one. by-mountingthereon, inIthe pedestal 10, a ferrule24 The inneredgeof the said ferrule is squared to form a cut-g ting edgefor operating in conjunction with; theiknife 25 to operate for seVering-theends of cigars; The knife 25 has achandle-26 protruding from; the side of the pedestal and extending through the, slot 27.- therein;

As seen best in Fig.5 of thegdr awings, the

strip 28 which is ,forcedout ,of thesideto form the slot 27, isHbent-backto support the free end of a spring 29,.the coil whereof is wrapped over a pin 30,. The oppositeehd, of the said spring is made fast to theblade 25.- The strip, 28 is preferablyfastenedto.

the sideof the pedestal adjacent thereto;

One of the side pieces is provided with a scratch pad 31. The pad 31 may be made from a separate piece to be, structurally united with the sideon which ,it is held,

The modified form however of the. scratch.

pad is shownin Fig-.A of the drawings,

wherein thesectionBQ :of one ofthe benches;

12 is serrated to form a friction surface on which the matches may be ignited When assemblingthe side pieces to, form the utensil herein described, the blanks shown in Fig. 4 are bent on the lines 33 and. 34;, to turn inward, the pieces 20 and 22. The pieces 20 as above described-when prop:

erly disposed rest uponnthetop edges of the pieces 22. The blanks arethen bent on the lines 35, 36 and 37, which when bent,-

form the benches 11 and 12, whichbenches are disposed in substantially horizontal p07 sition. When the blanks then bent are connected, the tabs 38 of one side member are inserted in the slots 39 of the opposite member, the tabs are over-turned to draw the members rigidly together. The sections 40 arefirst pressed to form the bead 41 extending about the structure, and the lower portions are then turned in as seen best in Fig. 2 to form the slide benches 4:2 to support the sliding bottom 43. The bottom 43 is provided, adjacent the inner edge thereof, with a stop 44.

It is obvious that with the reinforcement to the structure afforded by the members 22, pieces 20 and the bottom 19, the tabs 38 and slots provided therefor are suflicient to hold the structure secure after assemblage.

' Usually the utensil is dipped or otherwise coated with lacquer or other decorating material which assists in fastening the parts together.

When the utensil is employed the box 9 holds a supply of matches; The openings 14 are intended as entrances to the repository for the said matches after the same have been used. The matches thenplaced through the openings lt fall upon the bottom &3, which'is closed as'sliown in the drawings. The lighted cigars may be disposed on the rests '17, the lighted and ash bearing ends of said cigars extending through the openings 15 to be held above the slide bottom 43. As the cigars, are lifted from the rests 17 they are wiped against the stripper 16 with the result that the ash is removed from the cigar. \Vhen the matches are lighted, the scratchers 31 and 32 are used. v

vA fter the utensil has been in service and itsis desire'dto' clear the debris, the slide 43 is drawn out and whatever has been deposited on the surface thereof, either in the shape of ashes or match sticksis wiped off to fall in any receptacle which is intended to receive the same. The stop 44 prevents the total withdrawal of the slide bottom 43 from its guides.

Claims.

" ligl'iting surface provided thereon: and

means for uniting said side forming pieces in service relation.

A smokers utensil comprising a plurality of side forming pieces; means for unit ing said pieces permanently in structural relation, said pieces having partially severed portions bent back from the exposed side thereof to form a bottom for a match container, and a series of bracket supports for said bottom forming pieces, said pieces having edge opening recesses cooperating to form passages opening into the interior of said structure; a removable bottom for said structure adapted for holding the cigar ashes when deposited thereon through said openings; and a series of supports mounted on said structure at the edge of said edge openingrecesses.

3. Asmokers utensil comprising a plurality of unit side forming pieces, each of said pieces having partially severed portions to be set back from the exposed surface of said pieces for forming the bottom of a match container, and netherposed brackets therefor disposed thereunder; and a plurality of eige opening recesses formed in said pieces for co-operation to provide openings through which the burnt matches and the ends of cigars may be delivered and extended within the structure, and a sliding bottom for said structure, said bottom beingremovable for the dumpin of said matches and the ashes of cigars which may be deposited on said bottom in service.

4:. A smokers utensil comprising a plurality of unit side forming sheet metal pieces, the sections whereof are shaped to form a pedestal andmatch receptacle to superposed thereover, said pieces having bracket sections partially severed therefrom and turned back from the exposed surface of said pieces in the structure in perpendicular relation to the sides of said structure, and portions of the structure being inturned to constitute in service the bottom of said tacle.

5. A smokers utensil comprising a plurality of side forming pieces having tabs for uniting said side forming pieces, the tabs on each of said pieces being adapted for engaging the edges of the adjacent pieces; a plurality of tabs formed on said pieces in jnx taposed relation to certain openings in the side of the structure, the ends of said tabs being united to form ash strippers for cigars which may rest thereunder; and a plurality of cigar rests mounted on said utensil adjacent said strippers.

6. A smokers utensil comprising a plurality of unit side forming pieces, said pieces being bent to form benches, the benches formed. byeach side being independent of the benches formed by the otheirand separated therefrom for forming corner openings in the utensil. for the reception of waste articles, portions of said side forming pieces being shaped to form supports for said utensil; means for permanently uniting said side forming pieces in structural relation; and a removable bottom forsaid utensil.

'7. A smokers utensil. comprising a plurality of unit side forming sheet metal pieces,

recepsaid pieces being shaped to form a pedestal and a match receptacle in superposed relation, portions of said pieces forming the sides of the match holding receptacle being removed by partially severing the center portions of said sides and turning the same back in perpendicular relation to the exposed surface of said pieces below the lower edge of said openings for forming the bottom of said receptacle.

8. A smokers utensil comprising a plurality of unit side forming sheet metal pieces shaped to form a pedestal and a match holding receptacle in superposed relation to said receptacle; a cigar cutter mounted on adjacent members of said pieces, said cigar cutter embodying an eyelet mounted on one of said members; and a swinging knife pivotally mounted on said member adjacent said eyelet, a spring for normally supporting said knife; and a rest for the free end of said spring, said rest embodying a strip of metal partially severed and set back frornthe exposed surface of one of said side pieces for forming a slot for the extension therethrough of said blade.

9. smokers utensil in the form of a base and a pedestal supported thereon, the utensil being formed from a plurality of interlocking side blanks constructed so that each side blank constitutes one side of the utensil.

10. A smokers utensil side blank constructed so as to be bent transversely intermediate its ends to form one side of the comparatively Wide base of the utensil and the corresponding side of the comparatively narrow body thereof, said blank having partially severed portions adapted to be bent at an angle With respect to said blank, said blank being further provided with projections and perforations along certain edges.

SI'GMUND F. KOHN. 

